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Victor George Vodka Selected as Official Vodka of Water Taxi of Fort Lauderdale

Victor George Spirits (VGS) and its award-winning vodka will now be featured on the Fort Lauderdale Water Taxi as the official vodka supplier. The Water Taxi transports guests on the South Florida waterways while serving alcoholic beverages. In addition, retailers such as Shooters, Boat House, Downtowner and others have agreed to carry the vodka brand. VGS produces spirit lines at its Palm Beach distillery, which it acquired in January 2022. The nationally distributed brands include Victor George “VG” Vodka and Fort Mose’ 1738 Bourbon.

“Supporting local businesses is very important to us,” Brian Boucher says, Manager of Water Taxi of Fort Lauderdale. “The fact that Victor George Vodka is in most of our partner stops and is a popular local brand made it the obvious choice.”

VGS was founded by Victor G. Harvey (pictured), a local businessman with close ties to professional sports and entertainment. The former rap star and professional sports agent found his calling in the spirits business in 2007. In November of 2021, Harvey was awarded $2.45 million by the Fort Lauderdale Community Redevelopment Agency to build Fort Lauderdale’s first Black-owned distillery. Project plans have been expanded to include an 18,000-square-foot building housing a distillery, restaurant, cigar lounge, and rooftop patio and lounge. The groundbreaking is expected later this summer.

“Fort Lauderdale has been my home for over 15 years and I love it here, my kids grew up here and we have many great relationships,” Harvey says. “One thing we all learned during the pandemic is we have to support one another as businesspeople. That’s the only way to make it.”

Victor George Vodka is available in 45 states and carried by most major retailers across the U.S., such as Total Wine, Kroger, Trader Joe’s and others, including Primo Liquors. Nationwide and statewide distribution begin this month.

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Drew Limsky

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Drew Limsky joined Lifestyle Media Group in August 2020 as Editor-in-Chief of South Florida Business & Wealth. His first issue of SFBW, October 2020, heralded a reimagined structure, with new content categories and a slew of fresh visual themes. “As sort of a cross between Forbes and Robb Report, with a dash of GQ and Vogue,” Limsky says, “SFBW reflects South Florida’s increasingly sophisticated and dynamic business and cultural landscape.”

Limsky, an avid traveler, swimmer and film buff who holds a law degree and Ph.D. from New York University, likes to say, “I’m a doctor, but I can’t operate—except on your brand.” He wrote his dissertation on the nonfiction work of Joan Didion. Prior to that, Limsky received his B.A. in English, summa cum laude, from Emory University and earned his M.A. in literature at American University in connection with a Masters Scholar Award fellowship.

Limsky came to SFBW at the apex of a storied career in journalism and publishing that includes six previous lead editorial roles, including for some of the world’s best-known brands. He served as global editor-in-chief of Lexus magazine, founding editor-in-chief of custom lifestyle magazines for Cadillac and Holland America Line, and was the founding editor-in-chief of Modern Luxury Interiors South Florida. He also was the executive editor for B2B magazines for Acura and Honda Financial Services, and he served as travel editor for Conde Nast. Magazines under Limsky’s editorship have garnered more than 75 industry awards.

He has also written for many of the country’s top newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, Boston Globe, USA Today, Worth, Robb Report, Afar, Time Out New York, National Geographic Traveler, Men’s Journal, Ritz-Carlton, Elite Traveler, Florida Design, Metropolis and Architectural Digest Mexico. His other clients have included Four Seasons, Acqualina Resort & Residences, Yahoo!, American Airlines, Wynn, Douglas Elliman and Corcoran. As an adjunct assistant professor, Limsky has taught journalism, film and creative writing at the City University of New York, Pace University, American University and other colleges.